Nearly A Quarter Of Romania’s Population At Risk Of Developing Cancer Before Age 75
Nearly a quarter of Romania’s population is at risk of developing cancer before the age of 75.
According to the latest GLOBOCAN data, Romania witnesses some 80,000 new cases every year and 50,000 people die from cancer. One of the reasons is that cancer is still diagnosed too late.
The latest OncoMonitor study shows that breast, lung, prostate and colorectal cancer are the most common cancer types. (Jurnalul National)
Twelfth Graders Can Enroll For High School Graduation Exam By Friday
Twelfth graders and those who graduated from high school over the last years can enroll to take the high school graduation exam in the summer session by Friday, May 29.
The first test will be held on June 8 and the last tests will be taken on July 3. Results will be made public on July 6 and potential contestations will be filed on the same day and solved between July 7 and 9. Final results will be made public on July 10.
The fall session of the high school graduation exam will take place in August-September. (Puterea)
Central Bank Governor Says Bank Fees Still Too High
Central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said fees charged by banks in Romania for various operations are still high.
“Nominal interest rates currently stand between 1.5 and 3% in a context in which the inflation rate fell to 1% and tends to be negative for a few quarters. Real earnings are maintained and real interest rates might be higher than they were a few years ago. However, this is not at all an invitation for banks to reduce nominal interest rates for deposits, but an invitation to realism and to carefully analyze figures,” said Isarescu.
He also said that banks’ interest and also fee policy should not discourage savings because there is a problem here with the fees, which are still high in the Romanian banking system. (Puterea)
Romania Budget Surplus Rises In April
Romania’s consolidated budget posted surplus of 5.96 billion lei (EUR1.35 billion) in the first four months of the year, compared with a RON1.88 billion deficit in the same period of 2014, Finance ministry data showed Tuesday.
The budget surplus for January-April accounts for 0.85% of the gross domestic product estimated for the whole year.
After the first three months, the budget surplus was at RON4.89 billion, or 0.7% of GDP.
In January to April, Romania’s budget revenue amounted to RON76 billion, 12.1% higher than RON67.8 billion in the year-ago period. Personal income revenue rose 14.2% on the year to RON8.5 billion, while corporate tax receipts advanced 9.8% to RON6.2 billion in the first four months.
Takes from value added tax, which account for more than a quarter of total revenue, rose 20% on the year to RON19.7 billion, while excise duties added 4.1% more to the budget this year compared with the first four months of 2014.
The budget’s total expenditure increased just 0.5% year-on-year in the January-April period, to RON70.07 billion, the data showed.(Adevarul)
PM Ponta Says EU Must Speed Up Negotiations For Other Countries’ Accession
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Tuesday in Tirana that the European Union must speed up negotiations for other countries’ EU accession.
“(…)Speeding up accession negotiations is in the best interest of the European Union and EU hopefuls in the region, providing them a clear perspective and enabling them to set forth a date for acquiring EU membership,” said Ponta.
Ponta attended the Summit of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Tirana. (Puterea)